The Four Goals of Research in Psychology Are

question 64

Multiple Choice

The four goals of research in psychology are

• A)reliability,validity,experimentation,and theory construction.
• B)description,correlation,experimentation,and theory construction.
• C)description,prediction,explanation,and application.
• D)observation,measurement,causal inference,and explanation.

Associate statistical tools with their appropriate use cases in data analysis.

Acknowledge the importance of reliable data in statistical analysis.

Describe the process of data collection, organization, and summary through descriptive statistics.

Explain the process and importance of drawing inferences from sample data about a larger population.

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Definitions:

Context Effects

The influence of environmental factors on one's perception of a stimulus, affecting how the stimulus is processed and understood.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Echoic Memory

A component of sensory memory that retains audio information, allowing the brain to capture and briefly hold sounds after the original stimulus has ceased.

Watered Down

Refers to making something less forceful or less effective, often by dilution or modification.